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it will be good for our economy and our families. [ applause ] >> number four, as i alluded to earlier, we still need targeted programs for the communities and workers that have been hit hardest by economic change in the great recession. these communities are no longer limited to the inner city. they are found in neighborhoods hammered by the housing crisis, manufacturing towns hit hard by years of pant plant -- plants packing up. land locked rural areas where young folks feel like they need to leave just to find a job. so we have put forward new plans to help these communities and their residents because we watched cities like pittsburgh or my hometown of chicago revamp themselves, and if we give more cities the tools to do it, not hands out, but a hand up, industries like detroit can do it too. so in a few weeks we'll announce the first of these promise zone where we're support local efforts, focused on national goals. ♪ [ applause ] >> and we're also going to do more for the long-term unemployed. for people who have been out of work for more than six months often through no fault
it will be good for our economy and our families. [ applause ] >> number four, as i alluded to earlier, we still need targeted programs for the communities and workers that have been hit hardest by economic change in the great recession. these communities are no longer limited to the inner city. they are found in neighborhoods hammered by the housing crisis, manufacturing towns hit hard by years of pant plant -- plants packing up. land locked rural areas where young folks feel like they...
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when you talk to americans and ok at polling, the economy still is a top issue. he needs to be focused on things that matter to americans. from jobs reports and other met ribs have come out showing improvements in the economy, a lot f people are not feeling that. in terms he can get anything done, minimum wage, universal pr pr pr pre-k, i think that's going to be difficult. >> whatever he wants to pivot from, will all the problems with obama care with still around and this week, the president had a very interesting analysis of why the rollout went so badly. take a look. >> the challenge that we have going forward is not so much my personal management style or particular issues around white house organization, it has to do with what i referred to earlier, which is we have these big agencies, some of which are outdated. some of which are not designeded properly. >> not to put too fine a point on it, but it's those outdated agencies that he, under obama care, about a fifth of the economy. >> the education of this president is a protracted and often muted process as
when you talk to americans and ok at polling, the economy still is a top issue. he needs to be focused on things that matter to americans. from jobs reports and other met ribs have come out showing improvements in the economy, a lot f people are not feeling that. in terms he can get anything done, minimum wage, universal pr pr pr pre-k, i think that's going to be difficult. >> whatever he wants to pivot from, will all the problems with obama care with still around and this week, the...
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if kweupbsz -- republicans insisted on short-term cuts that laid off teachers, firefighters, the economy would be growing even faster than it is today. mr. president, the presiding officer knows, we all know that we need an infrastructure program. for every $1 billion we spend as a government on infrastructure, roads, bridges, dams, highways, water systems, sewer systems, we create almost 50 thousand high-paying jobs. despite last week's good economic news, congress can and must do even more to create jobs for millions of americans who are still looking for work. unemployment compensation. mr. president, we need these extended benefits. there's 1.5 million people in america who have been out of work for more than 26 weeks. we must replace meat-ax cuts. this happened with the sequestration, a smart savings. reducing the deficit by closing wasteful tax loopholes and making job-creating investments to spur economic growth. as we close out this year, i hope republicans and democrats can put aside our differences and work together to produce results for the middle class. mr. president, the pr
if kweupbsz -- republicans insisted on short-term cuts that laid off teachers, firefighters, the economy would be growing even faster than it is today. mr. president, the presiding officer knows, we all know that we need an infrastructure program. for every $1 billion we spend as a government on infrastructure, roads, bridges, dams, highways, water systems, sewer systems, we create almost 50 thousand high-paying jobs. despite last week's good economic news, congress can and must do even more to...
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but what kind of jobs is the economy creating? an ice storm causes havoc in the middle of the country. manuel bojorquez is there. and allen pizzey on the years that made the man. >> for 18 of the 27 years he spent in prison, nelson mandela walked down this corridor everyday and at the end of that walk there was no freedom, there was this. >> reporter: with bob simon on the moment he was free. >> after 27 years, his head was high and his fist was clenched. captioning sponsored by cbs this is the "cbs evening news" with scott pelley. >> pelley: good evening. the south african government announced today that the state funeral for former president nelson mandela will be a week from sunday-- the culmination of days of memorial services. president obama will lead the u.s. delegation and he's invited the former american presidents to join him. mourners continued to gather today at mandela's home in johannrg died last night and at his former home in soweto. and for us, no one image captured his legacy better than this-- blacks and whites
but what kind of jobs is the economy creating? an ice storm causes havoc in the middle of the country. manuel bojorquez is there. and allen pizzey on the years that made the man. >> for 18 of the 27 years he spent in prison, nelson mandela walked down this corridor everyday and at the end of that walk there was no freedom, there was this. >> reporter: with bob simon on the moment he was free. >> after 27 years, his head was high and his fist was clenched. captioning sponsored...
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growth economic growth both on call bureau german economy x. its european strategy who employed a component focus on a green economy we should represent think commies thirty two thought economy industrial innovation education and recall child this technology have a big impact in what do you think about a culture of court and historical to this and this is a big problem because when we have this activity we cannot have a good record in this area all right thank you we do have to leave it there but we appreciate you coming on to r.t. to express your thoughts that's the move through the dragon president of the council of the remaining ecologists party that fracking is also causing a stir across the atlantic the u.s. state of texas was shaken by several earthquakes last week some scientists pointing the finger at dozens of shale gas drilling wells in the area and went to find out about the concerns there. we're in a town called game ten in texas guess wells are everywhere here they're hard to mix there are two hundred seventy three gas wells just i
growth economic growth both on call bureau german economy x. its european strategy who employed a component focus on a green economy we should represent think commies thirty two thought economy industrial innovation education and recall child this technology have a big impact in what do you think about a culture of court and historical to this and this is a big problem because when we have this activity we cannot have a good record in this area all right thank you we do have to leave it there...
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independent old party think tank he says ukraine now has to look east to save its economy. the way forward is to look at the cold hard economic facts such as ask the question where does most of ukraine's exports go to the answer is the vast majority of ukrainian exports go towards watches in the c.i.s. states therefore ukraine should we see that straight to your customers you need everybody to be on the same you have to follow but they have the european union's falls that's one aspect another aspect is if they were to sign a deal with you in union what would be the effect on the economy it would mean adopting new opinion regular ations with very little influence over them what would be the effect of that effect would be to make the economy far more on competitive it would mean factories closing down it would mean unemployment you've been unit has changed history high levels of unemployment because of its economic policies particularly excessive regulation just look at the economic facts leave the motion to one side and on so he's clear that a deal between the ukraine and th
independent old party think tank he says ukraine now has to look east to save its economy. the way forward is to look at the cold hard economic facts such as ask the question where does most of ukraine's exports go to the answer is the vast majority of ukrainian exports go towards watches in the c.i.s. states therefore ukraine should we see that straight to your customers you need everybody to be on the same you have to follow but they have the european union's falls that's one aspect another...
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the economy added more than 200,000 jobs in november. it's at its lowest point in five years. >>> heavy wind is battering the southwest and it does not seem to be slowing down. sweeping across arkansas and western kentucky, and that rough, rough weather is heading east. in south africa the long good buy to nelson mandela gets under way tuesday. mandela's body will lie instate in the capitol for three days starting wednesday. he will be burredy december 15th after a state funeral. we're in johannesburg, how are people reacting there now? i think i can hear a bit behind you. 24 hours since the news of mandela's death broke around the world. [♪ music ] >> reporter: listen to that. people have been doing this all day, singing and dances, people here are celebrating his life. that's why they've come out in numbers. children who are eight and ten years old are saying we really don't know nelson mandela. we don't know what kind of man he was. but when they come here and see all the support, they say wow, he is a great man. we want to find mor
the economy added more than 200,000 jobs in november. it's at its lowest point in five years. >>> heavy wind is battering the southwest and it does not seem to be slowing down. sweeping across arkansas and western kentucky, and that rough, rough weather is heading east. in south africa the long good buy to nelson mandela gets under way tuesday. mandela's body will lie instate in the capitol for three days starting wednesday. he will be burredy december 15th after a state funeral. we're...
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our economy is improving. we have doubled our production of clean energy. doubled our production of traditional energy sources. we are on the brink of being as close to energy independent as any country our size could be in a very long time. we still have the best universities on earth, the best researchers and scientists on earth, the best workers on earth and the most innovative companies on earth and we're still the envy of the world and the most indispensable nation. so i continue to have confidence in our ability to solve our problems. there is a specific problem that we've got, and that is a congress, and this city, washington, that is gridlocked and spends too much time worrying about the next election and not enough time worrying about the next generation. and, you know, the solution to that is ultimately what was envisioned by our founders and what jack kennedy understood as well, and that's the american people. you know. we go through these periods where our politics gets all mixed up. and the truth is we're nostalgic about the past. >> i am. >> i
our economy is improving. we have doubled our production of clean energy. doubled our production of traditional energy sources. we are on the brink of being as close to energy independent as any country our size could be in a very long time. we still have the best universities on earth, the best researchers and scientists on earth, the best workers on earth and the most innovative companies on earth and we're still the envy of the world and the most indispensable nation. so i continue to have...
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economy i think was the u.k. guilt because in the march budget ten year gilts were trading at one point eight percent with the autumn statement it's now a two point nine two percent so let's look at some of the lies that he had to tell in order to make the economy here look better well workers overall pay has not fallen insists george osborne george osborne is to claim that workers overall pay has not fallen despite official figures showing that the wages of middle income families have dropped by five thousand pounds over the past five years so that's a drop of six point four percent according to the office of national statistics george osborne is saying those are a lie he's going to come out with his own report to show that in fact those numbers are deceptive yeah george osborne is thought so much a clown as he is one of these french mind and but he speaks which is kind of interesting for a mind he's more of a friend of mine it depends upon show and he believes that these numbers do not tell the truth these are
economy i think was the u.k. guilt because in the march budget ten year gilts were trading at one point eight percent with the autumn statement it's now a two point nine two percent so let's look at some of the lies that he had to tell in order to make the economy here look better well workers overall pay has not fallen insists george osborne george osborne is to claim that workers overall pay has not fallen despite official figures showing that the wages of middle income families have dropped...
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the last five to ten years the farm economy has changed and gotten much, much stronger. we have a growing population in the world. we have much greater demand for farm products and prices are much higher. not that every farmer is doing great. at the same time we have more and more people who need public assistance programs. we have nearly 50 million americans on them. most of those people are families with small children who really don't want to be on the program. but in days past you would have both th in bad shape or both in good shape. today the farm bill is in much better shape and that changes the dynamics in terms of how they're supported. >> we'll continue our conversation regarding congress. when we come back we'll hear more about the state of a fun grand bargain and curving down the trend of expenditures in this country. this is inside story. power of the people until we restore our >> welcome back to inside story. i'm ray suarez. josh, in good times and bad, in stranges of this debate has been widespread agreement that spending more money than you collect every
the last five to ten years the farm economy has changed and gotten much, much stronger. we have a growing population in the world. we have much greater demand for farm products and prices are much higher. not that every farmer is doing great. at the same time we have more and more people who need public assistance programs. we have nearly 50 million americans on them. most of those people are families with small children who really don't want to be on the program. but in days past you would...
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we are pulling the economy back from the brink, because that is where they left it. we have had to fill the black hole in finances because they collected it. -- because they created it. >> as you know, i am always anxious to be helpful. in the spirit of friendly cooperation with our coalition partners, given that the deputy prime minister is only at the dispatch box today because the prime minister is in china, could the deputy prime minister please tell the house what would the common market share of world trade when the u.k. joined in 1973 and what does the eu share in world trade today? >> the eu share of world trade today is around 20%. i would say to him in an equally friendly spirit, the prime minister has been advocating a new eu-china trade deal, notwithstanding all the other changes in the world, because the eu remains a very powerful trading bloc. >> the value of royal mail shares at 610 pence each. two months ago, they advised the government if they should -- that they should walk away if they sold over 330 pence. does the prime minister believed that he h
we are pulling the economy back from the brink, because that is where they left it. we have had to fill the black hole in finances because they collected it. -- because they created it. >> as you know, i am always anxious to be helpful. in the spirit of friendly cooperation with our coalition partners, given that the deputy prime minister is only at the dispatch box today because the prime minister is in china, could the deputy prime minister please tell the house what would the common...
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. >>> next, how to understand the booming american economy. i'll ask the man who presided over great growth and some critics charge also helped create many bubbles. former fed chair, alan greenspan. >>> and as we approach the first anniversary of the new town massacre, what can the u.s. learn from other nations about gun policy. i'll take you to japan for a fascinating look at a nation that loves violent video games but has a gun death rate that is very different from america's. it's a preview of a gps special airing tonight at 7:00 p.m. eastern. >>> but first, here's my take. when nelson mandela was released from prison in 1990, i remember being struck by how old-fashioned he seemed. he spoke with the language cadence and manners from the 1930s, 40s and 1950s. he reminded me of the great national leaders of the post colonial world who led their countries to freedom. he had the same way of speaking and dressing, the same dignity and bearing, the same sense of history. and mandela was a throw back to an early time. who changed the course of his
. >>> next, how to understand the booming american economy. i'll ask the man who presided over great growth and some critics charge also helped create many bubbles. former fed chair, alan greenspan. >>> and as we approach the first anniversary of the new town massacre, what can the u.s. learn from other nations about gun policy. i'll take you to japan for a fascinating look at a nation that loves violent video games but has a gun death rate that is very different from...
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command economies do not produce widespread prosperity. they do not produce fairness, it is the politically connected to win by command. but most importantly, it's unamerican. i know that sounds very strange coming from someone with a voice like this, but i think that america is based on the free choice of individuals. i don't think americans take kindly to being told what to do. commanding wage rates. commanding the i impoverishment the middle class. get off my back. don't tread on me. ♪ mm. mm-h. [ enne revs ] ♪ [ male announcer ] oh what fun it is to ride. get the rcedes-benz your wish list at the winter event going on now -- but hurry, thoffers end december 31st [ sant] ho, ho, ho! [ male announr ] lease the 2014 glk350 f $419 a month at your local mercedes-benz dealer. >> monday morning, and we are still reeling from the latest obamacare headlines. deductibles skyrocket. medicaid will break the bank. well, doug schoen is here on that and he's a centrist democrats and how they'll respond to the obamacare shocks for millions of vote
command economies do not produce widespread prosperity. they do not produce fairness, it is the politically connected to win by command. but most importantly, it's unamerican. i know that sounds very strange coming from someone with a voice like this, but i think that america is based on the free choice of individuals. i don't think americans take kindly to being told what to do. commanding wage rates. commanding the i impoverishment the middle class. get off my back. don't tread on me. ♪ mm....
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jen rogers joins us to tell us what it means for the to be american economy and the global economy as well. we are coming right back. the obama administration touting dramatic improvements out of healthcare.gov, and that is not what we are finding. we will be talking with the former director, tom scully, on what is really going on with obamacare. as a business owner, i'm constaly putting out fires. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards. with the spark cascard from capital one, i t 2% cash back on ery purchase, every day. i break my back around here. finally soone's recognizing me th unlimited rewards! meetings start at 11, cindy. [ male announcer get the spark business card from capital o. chse 2% cash back or double miles on every purchas every d. what's in your wallet? i need your timesheets, larry! lou: our first guest is here to serve at least partly as a tutor for you will end me. he says that obamacare is the biggest middle-class entitlement ever conceived and he says beyond the flawed website, we need to stay focused on the fact that health care law spe
jen rogers joins us to tell us what it means for the to be american economy and the global economy as well. we are coming right back. the obama administration touting dramatic improvements out of healthcare.gov, and that is not what we are finding. we will be talking with the former director, tom scully, on what is really going on with obamacare. as a business owner, i'm constaly putting out fires. so i deserve a small business credit card with amazing rewards. with the spark cascard from...
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mayor ed lee has worked hard to keep san francisco economy and recovery on track and create jobs for san franciscans. he makes a city like san francisco to celebrate diversity in education and health care and in the environment for future generation. mayor ed lee began his career as a civil rights attorney he later served as a director of the human rights commission fighting for people then as director of the public works and later as city administrator now as mayor of san francisco he continues to fight by implementing services that help our most vulnerable community. i'd like to welcome to the stage the houshlg may have san francisco mayor ed lee. (clapping.) >> thank you very much. good evening, everybody and welcome to the people's palace. well, this is tonight i'm excited to be here it's an honor to be here to celebrate the ninth american heritage indian month no san francisco celebration of the awards. i wanted to thank not that all of you are here but for k q e d for the sponsoring of local heros. this is important because your city is all about diversity and i want to make su
mayor ed lee has worked hard to keep san francisco economy and recovery on track and create jobs for san franciscans. he makes a city like san francisco to celebrate diversity in education and health care and in the environment for future generation. mayor ed lee began his career as a civil rights attorney he later served as a director of the human rights commission fighting for people then as director of the public works and later as city administrator now as mayor of san francisco he...
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their economy contracted by more than 58% last year. and it is precisely because of the international sanctions and the coalition that we were able to build internationally that the iranian people responded by saying we need a new direction in how we interact with the international community and how we deal with the sanctions regime. that's what brought president rouhani to power. he was not necessarily the first choice of the hard liners inside of iran. now, that doesn't mean that we should trust him or anybody else inside of iran. this it is a regime that came to power swearing opposition to the united states, to israel, and to many of the values that we hold dear. but what i've consistently said is even as i don't take any options off the table, what we do have to test is the possibility that we can resolve this issue diplomatically. and that is the deal that at the first stages we have been able to get done in geneva, thanks to some extraordinary work by john kerry and his counterparts in the p5-plus-1. so let's look exactly what we
their economy contracted by more than 58% last year. and it is precisely because of the international sanctions and the coalition that we were able to build internationally that the iranian people responded by saying we need a new direction in how we interact with the international community and how we deal with the sanctions regime. that's what brought president rouhani to power. he was not necessarily the first choice of the hard liners inside of iran. now, that doesn't mean that we should...
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down and increasing payroll across the country to drive the economy. i would join you in supporting the legislation passing the jobs bill that we have for so long. what we need is to pass legislation to create jobs and we are just waiting for the leadership to do so. >> i can appreciate that it is jobs. we may disagree on what stimulates jobs. ideal even lower taxes, less regulation, less government interference and certainly we will have some other questions today to indicate to the impact of the aca. what i've heard today about, and i'm a small business guy. we have the mantra grow or die and if you don't, you aren't doing what you should as a notch up in orbit growth requires capital. accounts receivable, inventory, etc. any and all dollars wasted on the regulatory burden such as the business aggregation rules and hiring a tax expert is in fact the dollar that is not available to invest and grow. so i get gas briefly we have a lot of members to ask questions, but just to reaffirm, i think i heard it in your testimony, but we would like to go down th
down and increasing payroll across the country to drive the economy. i would join you in supporting the legislation passing the jobs bill that we have for so long. what we need is to pass legislation to create jobs and we are just waiting for the leadership to do so. >> i can appreciate that it is jobs. we may disagree on what stimulates jobs. ideal even lower taxes, less regulation, less government interference and certainly we will have some other questions today to indicate to the...
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don't raise taxes at a time when the economy is still weak. i think we can accomplish that over the next couple of days. >> gentlemen, i have to say, it sounds like the spirit of nelson mandela is taking hold. this is a very reasonable discussion this morning. sounds like you'll reach a deal this week. let me turn to something else. i might be a little bit more contentious. the fight over whether or not to raise the minimum wage. we saw the protests in more than 100 american cities calling for a living wage. senator durbin, let me begin with you. we know that there's deep divisions on this in the congress right now. if it's unlikely to see a major increase in the minimum wage right now in this congress, should companies like mcdonald's, head quartered in your own state, do more on their own? >> yes. i'll tell you, george. you can remember. you were on capitol hill. there was a time when raising the minimum wage was a bipartisan issue. we did it regularly to protect the hard-working americans that couldn't keep up with the expenses of life. now
don't raise taxes at a time when the economy is still weak. i think we can accomplish that over the next couple of days. >> gentlemen, i have to say, it sounds like the spirit of nelson mandela is taking hold. this is a very reasonable discussion this morning. sounds like you'll reach a deal this week. let me turn to something else. i might be a little bit more contentious. the fight over whether or not to raise the minimum wage. we saw the protests in more than 100 american cities...
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there is a structural change going on in our economy as we speak. joining me now to break it down, former chief economic adviser to president george w. bush and a hoover senior fellow. welcome to the show. you know, every time i see something new, you know, amazon drones delivering a package, i see automated checkout at the cbs on the corner. i think that jobs have disappeared and are going to continue to disappear, and they are not coming back. am i wrong? >> you are not wrong. that is a correct observation, but it is n observation that is not unique to this particular time frame. you mentioned structural change, and there has been a structural change, and structural change has been occurring for a long time. if you go back to the 1950's, we have about 35 percent of our workforce is unionized, and manufacturing for the most part. and then if you look at the numbers, say in 2007 the number that just precedes a recession, we had about the same number of people, 14 million in manufacturing in the 50's, 14 million in manufacturing in 2007. but we were
there is a structural change going on in our economy as we speak. joining me now to break it down, former chief economic adviser to president george w. bush and a hoover senior fellow. welcome to the show. you know, every time i see something new, you know, amazon drones delivering a package, i see automated checkout at the cbs on the corner. i think that jobs have disappeared and are going to continue to disappear, and they are not coming back. am i wrong? >> you are not wrong. that is a...
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and families who are struggling to just keep their heads above water in a very difficult economy, who have seen their jobs disappear, who have, after years of dedicated work, find themselves now looking at very difficult circumstances for employment, in my home state particularly but not my home state alone. so we are -- have to act and that's why we're here this evening to ask for immediate consideration, not further and further review but immediate consideration. i think it's important to point out that the average weekly benefit is about $300 per week. this is not a program that people are using to enrich themselves, by any means. this is basically keeping the heat on, keeping some food on the table, maybe keeping the rent paid. this is a program also that people only qualify for after working and establishing a work history. so for all these reasons, we're not talking about some lavish benefit that's a windfall to americans. this is something that's going to keep families together. and that's why i think we have to be willing, beginning this evening, to get this program extended t
and families who are struggling to just keep their heads above water in a very difficult economy, who have seen their jobs disappear, who have, after years of dedicated work, find themselves now looking at very difficult circumstances for employment, in my home state particularly but not my home state alone. so we are -- have to act and that's why we're here this evening to ask for immediate consideration, not further and further review but immediate consideration. i think it's important to...
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and the economy is very fragile so the strength of the economy, let's not provide disincentives for people to go out and find work. >> reporter: how important is it that a deal gets done and given the approval rating fell after the budget shut down? >> it's important to get a deal done and republicans last fall when we had this challenge i think were hurt more than democrats by it. but i think for the most part republicans will work hard to get this done and get it done in time to avoid a government shut down or default in our debt. >> reporter: all right joe watkins former aid to president george hw bush and live from philadelphia thank you. they will end with victories and today is a two-week year-end session to tackle bills and nominees and talking about patricia millet on the d.c. circuit of appeals and the first to come up since the filibuster rule was changed and five other nominations are before the senate including janet yellen to lead the federal reserve and jay johnson to head homeland security. one senator is looking to keep police from tapping her phones, last year cell
and the economy is very fragile so the strength of the economy, let's not provide disincentives for people to go out and find work. >> reporter: how important is it that a deal gets done and given the approval rating fell after the budget shut down? >> it's important to get a deal done and republicans last fall when we had this challenge i think were hurt more than democrats by it. but i think for the most part republicans will work hard to get this done and get it done in time to...
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it seems like the economy might be on the uptick here. we might have a chance for historic deal in iran. i mean, there are things out there that could turn good for him. but i will be the first to tell you the last couple of months will be be for the president. the president tough period. no doubt about that. >> i'm not going to be convinced on the economy until doesn't matter 7.1 or 7 or 8.2 unemployment. if the wages are stagnating going down, which they're. okay. i mean that's a sign of the economy. >> pressure on the last numbers. i don't know if it will stay. >> not on wages. like 0.4%. it was nothing. nothing. >> something. >> talking about seeing a glass half full, carville, come on. these people are getting pounded, man. can't make any money. >> look, the health care thing is working better. i would say even much better. the economy is showing some signs of improvement. >> all right. so you say. >> some signs are there. >> james carville, everybody. next on the rundown, brit hume sees it a bit differently. he will analyze the pres
it seems like the economy might be on the uptick here. we might have a chance for historic deal in iran. i mean, there are things out there that could turn good for him. but i will be the first to tell you the last couple of months will be be for the president. the president tough period. no doubt about that. >> i'm not going to be convinced on the economy until doesn't matter 7.1 or 7 or 8.2 unemployment. if the wages are stagnating going down, which they're. okay. i mean that's a sign...
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you know that the fastest growing economies on the globe are in africa. south africa is the economy that has been stagnant over the course of the last few years following the recession that all of us are struggling to recover from. i will tell you that over 600 american countries on the ground here in south africa are bullish and optimistic about the future here spent a lot of time talking to both investors and young people who were entering the job market here and they are optimistic about the opportunities, but they know there real challenges particularly around education to make certain there is a sustainable economy and the shared prosperity this this country. >> one of the things i want to do with you, you were talking with andrea off camera and i am glad you brought up the cold war point. history and a reminder of what that -- how frankly we were behind the times as a government when it came to dealing with the anti-apartheid movement back in the 80s and how that should make us think certain things today. >> i think the cold war mentality that andre
you know that the fastest growing economies on the globe are in africa. south africa is the economy that has been stagnant over the course of the last few years following the recession that all of us are struggling to recover from. i will tell you that over 600 american countries on the ground here in south africa are bullish and optimistic about the future here spent a lot of time talking to both investors and young people who were entering the job market here and they are optimistic about the...
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the economy's picking up. you can actually handle these cots to some extent without leading to layoffs. at this point, it would do -- let's say oil prices when they went from $40 a barrel to $150 before the recession. prices go up ultimately. walmart doesn't make enough profits to give everybody a $6 raise across the hour. there's not enough profits there. they're going to pass on the cost. so ultimately this is all going to be paid for by the consumer. the margin won't even change that much at a walmart. you're going to see mcdonald's get rid of the dollar menu is what's going to happen. is that a better scenario? it might be. that urconsumers have to pay mo and buy less. but that's what the result is going to be. >> tracy. >> if you go through the payroll cost increases, howo you offset it, if you're not selling more burgerings. i don't ca that the economy's turning around, people are still struggling. if you don't bring in more revenue, you offset the payroll cost. people who own the place are going to hire
the economy's picking up. you can actually handle these cots to some extent without leading to layoffs. at this point, it would do -- let's say oil prices when they went from $40 a barrel to $150 before the recession. prices go up ultimately. walmart doesn't make enough profits to give everybody a $6 raise across the hour. there's not enough profits there. they're going to pass on the cost. so ultimately this is all going to be paid for by the consumer. the margin won't even change that much at...
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the issue really is africa is an export-driven economy, 60% of their economy is due to the mining sector, the most of which is exported to the world and it's no accident that you see some of the most important economic actors of africa playing a prominent role in this memorial. these are the future trading partners of africa. it's not going to be europe as much as brazil, india and china. i think their role here exemplifies that. >> professor, this is really a critical moment. i was in the middle east at a time the mining strikes were going on in the summer of the year. there was disheartening to see. it really was disheartening to see. we saw miners being show and killed. we saw a very uneven response from the south african leadership. these were miners fighting for what they thought was fair, for rights, for a larger piece of africa's economic pie, and for many in the world, what they saw as a response was a heavy-handed approach from the government. >> that's right. there's talk about africa being -- hosting 25% unemployment right now. that number among the youth is 50%. this is a tic
the issue really is africa is an export-driven economy, 60% of their economy is due to the mining sector, the most of which is exported to the world and it's no accident that you see some of the most important economic actors of africa playing a prominent role in this memorial. these are the future trading partners of africa. it's not going to be europe as much as brazil, india and china. i think their role here exemplifies that. >> professor, this is really a critical moment. i was in...
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liz: the rate of growth in the services sector of the economy slowed. saying nonmanufacturing index slipped. david: sales of single-family homes surged the most in more than three decades in october. commerce department reported sales soaring to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 444,000 units. liz: the trade deficit narrowing as exports hit a record high. picking up in global demand that could help boost american growth in the fourth quarter. david: and falling of the fda revealed the company recalling 1400 robotic surgery systems because of concerns the devices could stall and that was bad news for the stock. "after the bell" starts right now. liz: i could say this was massive action but if you're just tuning in and look these numbers are not that great, we were way lower but also way higher. let's break down the market action. portfolio manager who doesn't expect to taper anytime soon despite the strong adp report. what it means for your investment and todd horvitz. what interesting market behavior today, as we went into the 3:00 p.m. eastern show
liz: the rate of growth in the services sector of the economy slowed. saying nonmanufacturing index slipped. david: sales of single-family homes surged the most in more than three decades in october. commerce department reported sales soaring to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 444,000 units. liz: the trade deficit narrowing as exports hit a record high. picking up in global demand that could help boost american growth in the fourth quarter. david: and falling of the fda revealed the...
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we are talking about an economy that is not good. >> they are making the money worth it. printing money all over the world. and they are printing a staggering amount of money in the money wil be worth worth less and less on sunday when it ends, we will all suffer very badly. everybody watching this show should be very worried and prepared. lou: i am anxious because i have been listening to jim and i know that we will be looking ion us. and the only way for me to be prepared is to make a lot of money. right now before all heckme eaks loose. >> i don't know, that's why watch lou dobbs. [laughter] >> i buy the things that haven't gone up so much, agriculture, russia of all things, i've even been thinking about buying poland. [laughter] lou: alumni, that's great. >> i was in russia for 46 years. lou: these guys are acting like a bunch of communists. now they are acting like a bunch of communists. >> so what are you talking about? they have been administering those islands for 40 years and we have this, the chinese, and the koreans. >> the really think that they should act lik
we are talking about an economy that is not good. >> they are making the money worth it. printing money all over the world. and they are printing a staggering amount of money in the money wil be worth worth less and less on sunday when it ends, we will all suffer very badly. everybody watching this show should be very worried and prepared. lou: i am anxious because i have been listening to jim and i know that we will be looking ion us. and the only way for me to be prepared is to make a...
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our economy is improveth. we have double our production of clean energy, doubled our production of traditional energy sources. we are on the brink of being energy independent as a country our size to be. we have the best researchers, scientists on earth, and the most innovative companies on earth. we're still the envy of the world. i continue to have great confidence in our capacity. this city washington is grid locked and spends too much time worried about the next election and not enough worried about the next generation. what jack kennedy understood as well. that's the american people. we go through these periods where our politics gets all balanced up. the truth is sometimes we're nostalgic about the past. >> i am. >> i know you are. if over and over again they see they are not addressing the core problems we have, eventually they will put in place folks who are serious about getting the work done. >> let's talk about the problem with the legislative branch. the nature of america is an aisle down the cente
our economy is improveth. we have double our production of clean energy, doubled our production of traditional energy sources. we are on the brink of being energy independent as a country our size to be. we have the best researchers, scientists on earth, and the most innovative companies on earth. we're still the envy of the world. i continue to have great confidence in our capacity. this city washington is grid locked and spends too much time worried about the next election and not enough...
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what if we want to be sure that they're in the desert fair competition in a different economy we need fewer loans and i've been to with his new album isn't complete yet to europe in the film is to have social rules very clear and we stop and not the problem can do this i think why we need that on this social issue that the european union takes now good decisions to protect the workers of awe in europe and the kids that we see that there's a lot of difference between the walls of each country and their workers are always in a losers in this situation that's why it's very important that we have a very strong social easy solution add to your and you're in love even if it for the moment their countries refuse this and because this is part of the decision of the country's be of most of their countries and most of the labour run countries refuse that we have debates with the economy and jobs to cheap and very open to mention we have to go to good to cut out for a quick break we'll pick up on this stay with us you're watching the falls and gets a bit. i was. oh. i was. the two foreigners and
what if we want to be sure that they're in the desert fair competition in a different economy we need fewer loans and i've been to with his new album isn't complete yet to europe in the film is to have social rules very clear and we stop and not the problem can do this i think why we need that on this social issue that the european union takes now good decisions to protect the workers of awe in europe and the kids that we see that there's a lot of difference between the walls of each country...
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economy is getting stronger and traders want in on that. i have been downstairs talking to traders all day. here's what they're telling me. they are telling me they finally accepted the fact that tapering is inevitable, they know it will happen, but don't expect it will happen for a good few months. here's why. yes, we got a strong jobs report. however, consumer spending is still problematic. they don't expect fourth quarter gdp to be particularly strong and they don't expect tapering to really begin until budget negotiations are firmly in the rear view mirror. they want to see certainty on capitol hill, of course. but also, they want to see consistency. you know, it's fine if you have one or two months of 200,000 job gains but you want to see consistency. i think the main focus for everyone downstairs was the unemployment rate. that coming as low as 7%, the fed has said they want to see it at 6.5%. it's going to be interesting to see whether the rally continues or whether we will start to see profit taking in the next couple weeks. >> zain
economy is getting stronger and traders want in on that. i have been downstairs talking to traders all day. here's what they're telling me. they are telling me they finally accepted the fact that tapering is inevitable, they know it will happen, but don't expect it will happen for a good few months. here's why. yes, we got a strong jobs report. however, consumer spending is still problematic. they don't expect fourth quarter gdp to be particularly strong and they don't expect tapering to really...
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first of all the economy is a completely different place. we have maybe a million or so immigrants that have recently come into this country. they on average make less than your average native population. that's one thing. you have to look at the change in the the manufacturing of service sectors. the employers have sent millions of jobs overseas over the past 20 years and many of those folks had to find other jobs-- lower paying jobs-- maybe jobs with fewer hours-- that's another issue. finally on the other end of the spectrum you talk the state taxes state taxes that system is one of the main ways the government has redistributed income over time. that whole system has been decimated over the past 10 years or so. we see the government allow wealthy individuals to send more and more of their income to their children and grandchildren. > > and very quickly before and you take off, how critical is it to have a college degree in the current environment? > > education is essential every single thing that we look at shows us that the higher educ
first of all the economy is a completely different place. we have maybe a million or so immigrants that have recently come into this country. they on average make less than your average native population. that's one thing. you have to look at the change in the the manufacturing of service sectors. the employers have sent millions of jobs overseas over the past 20 years and many of those folks had to find other jobs-- lower paying jobs-- maybe jobs with fewer hours-- that's another issue....
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well, when you invest in job security programs, how much do you end up stimulating an economy in terms of the job growth in business growth and overall gdp? and it's actually greater than that. you get back about a dollar 70 for what you invest. there are four different groups watching this with the same number and the irony is that we have figured out a while ago and they actually calculated this number is a multiplier for themselves and undergo the stimulus internally while recommending this as well. texas figured out a long time ago during the savings and loan crisis, california and massachusetts help desk, which no texas politician remembered well. and so we have seen us, we have seen is manifesting out with changes that have correlated to the changes in recovery across a number of countries and this begs the question, how will this work? for example in 1997, we would have cut back on a variety of spending. this includes spending increases and want to spend on. and then in fact, it is quite the opposite. preventing food stamps in general, welfare systems, people come off as the eco
well, when you invest in job security programs, how much do you end up stimulating an economy in terms of the job growth in business growth and overall gdp? and it's actually greater than that. you get back about a dollar 70 for what you invest. there are four different groups watching this with the same number and the irony is that we have figured out a while ago and they actually calculated this number is a multiplier for themselves and undergo the stimulus internally while recommending this...
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. >> the other issue obviously is the economy. >> the economy remains the single biggest concern. >> washington consistently failed to act. >> these aspare teas have become too big to ignore. >> making an action across the board. >> raising minimum wage, assistance to the long-term unemployed. something of a warning call to the american dream. >> it is not simply a moral claim. >> it's rooted in the personal. >> so we can make a difference on this. >> there are 19 shopping days to find health insurance on the government exchange. 29,000 people reportedly completed the application and selected a health plan on the federal exchange on sunday and monday but we don't exactly know how many of them completed the purchase and have paid their first premium. today, president obama told young supporters at the afford kabl care act youth summit how they can help make health care reform a success. >> the truth is, that for your friends and family, the most important source of information is not going to be me. it's going to be you. they are going to trust you if you're taking them on a website,
. >> the other issue obviously is the economy. >> the economy remains the single biggest concern. >> washington consistently failed to act. >> these aspare teas have become too big to ignore. >> making an action across the board. >> raising minimum wage, assistance to the long-term unemployed. something of a warning call to the american dream. >> it is not simply a moral claim. >> it's rooted in the personal. >> so we can make a difference...
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. >>> america's health care overhaul, terror threats and the economy. the issues that matter most are on the line. that's why more americans watch fox news channel, fair and balanced. >>> you know, finally i guess fitting with this show's theme today, a headline that caught my eye in today's "new york times." underachieving congress appears in no hurry to change things now. the story goes on to bemoan the republican house in particular that has two weeks left before -- and i quote from the "times" -- likely to interinto the congressional record book for underachievement. no bills, no laws, no time and now out of time. that was their thing. they did not do. they did not spend. they're underachieving because they're preventing the wheels of government itself from moving. and it got me thinking. it happens now and then. since when is underachieving defined by underdelivering on spending or legislating or new laws or new mandates or new rules or regulations or decrees from washington? since when are these the things by which we judge the accomplishments of
. >>> america's health care overhaul, terror threats and the economy. the issues that matter most are on the line. that's why more americans watch fox news channel, fair and balanced. >>> you know, finally i guess fitting with this show's theme today, a headline that caught my eye in today's "new york times." underachieving congress appears in no hurry to change things now. the story goes on to bemoan the republican house in particular that has two weeks left before...
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they brought the big economies coming from the college. it's coming from an infection in manufacturing is not on my toes but is beginning to take off the direct investments in different sectors and petrochemicals. the jets had a very big investment later on a one point two billion in in plastics and in fact realize that i would like to end it nice undies coconut to invest in them until automobile industry. we've got done but do you know i'm a big businessman who is investing our time being in cement but is also playing into oil refineries on this they've got sad time campbell that says just do it in fact if up to fifteen eighty and eighty in an era in the west of the country so we have meal investments coming in geneva. nobody's looking to invest in the country but i recall attempt as i said the housing sector is about to be kicked off on a fine tuning is coming in and that was good to others. oh and non oil minerals leaving the country that daddy helping us us us of that and don't forget we have. the creative industries the sentences. nig
they brought the big economies coming from the college. it's coming from an infection in manufacturing is not on my toes but is beginning to take off the direct investments in different sectors and petrochemicals. the jets had a very big investment later on a one point two billion in in plastics and in fact realize that i would like to end it nice undies coconut to invest in them until automobile industry. we've got done but do you know i'm a big businessman who is investing our time being in...
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but the broader economy making some headlines here. gdp revised up to six. there's questions about stockpiling, as well. the ten-year did pick up the 287 off just a touch now. the ecb hold rates steady. our road map this morning, the market, strong gdp claims data putting pressures ahead and sparking more concerns about potential fed tapering. >> apple is in the news for reports ooh a deal to china mobile and carl icahn is revising his call for a share buyback. >> we'll look at the winners and losers in retail. >> wow. >> first up, though, the ten-year notarizing on better than expected economic data, revised third quarter gdp up 3.6 while weekly jobless claims fell below 300k. this all happened on the 17th anniversary of alan greenspan's irrational exuberance speech in 1996. >> how do we know when irrational exuberance has unduly escalated asset values which then become subject to unexpected and prolonged contractions as they have in japan over the past decade. >> that leads us to a good question, jim. last night, you all you did was talk about the data get
but the broader economy making some headlines here. gdp revised up to six. there's questions about stockpiling, as well. the ten-year did pick up the 287 off just a touch now. the ecb hold rates steady. our road map this morning, the market, strong gdp claims data putting pressures ahead and sparking more concerns about potential fed tapering. >> apple is in the news for reports ooh a deal to china mobile and carl icahn is revising his call for a share buyback. >> we'll look at the...
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and the economy would not either for that matter. but on the other hand, earnings growth has been strong since the bottom of 2009. the stock markets are up, earnings are up more than 150%. so i think that earnings are the main reason that the stock market is up. but that has been a help. and i think that they are anxious, as you have pointed out, virtually all of the governors to get those tapering process started so we can move on. but i think that they will only do it if we have respectable news on the fundamental side. so i think that i can kind of when both sides, if you will. gerri: for americans, the real concerns about the economy and jobs and we know that the labor participation rate has been under 64% for 23 months, a lot of people still looking and not finding the jobs that they really want. we can't couple of good data points. and when you look at growth, we had one good gdp report. that is not a trend, that's just one good report. a lot of the americans are questioning how strong this economy is and isn't going to put foo
and the economy would not either for that matter. but on the other hand, earnings growth has been strong since the bottom of 2009. the stock markets are up, earnings are up more than 150%. so i think that earnings are the main reason that the stock market is up. but that has been a help. and i think that they are anxious, as you have pointed out, virtually all of the governors to get those tapering process started so we can move on. but i think that they will only do it if we have respectable...
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economy is going to be heard very very badly by this in the long term already germany just last week announced that they are basically going to rebuild and reengineer old critical software that they need to run their country and their industry so that means that they will stop buying lots of american software which is what you know most western countries do so my home country tonight and buys about ten billion euros worth of u.s. software on a yearly basis so you know that's that's something like several hundred euros per citizen every year now translate that to all of the western world and your debts the kind of money we're talking about and we've been paying that for year on year on year and year to companies like microsoft and apple and google and of course everybody starts saying oh we need to actually do this ourselves if we want to be safe and secure and if we want to be sovereign and oh by the way great there's all this free software out there that actually mostly already does what we need to and we just need. built the last five percent or two percent in usability and then we
economy is going to be heard very very badly by this in the long term already germany just last week announced that they are basically going to rebuild and reengineer old critical software that they need to run their country and their industry so that means that they will stop buying lots of american software which is what you know most western countries do so my home country tonight and buys about ten billion euros worth of u.s. software on a yearly basis so you know that's that's something...
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many folks went from the colleges to the hot economy at that time. of course, we had the bust will cycle that followed and we're seeing something that's exiting the diversity of the economies and the businesses are incredible. this is excited about this step we're seeing on international collaboration this notice not just in san francisco but in asia. i'm sure you're aware it's been the mayors responsibility to collaborate to share ideas together. that's how innovative business and products are going to be created and brought together for our people. so i'm also here on behalf of the 11 members of the board of supervisors to welcome digital garage d g 717 to the south of market. i have an accomodation. i want to say one last thing. both the mayor and i came from a background of advocacies so we know how important it is to have relationships we're not a dividend city. we often have to kind of negotiate and really push companies to consider investing and giving back from the git-go but there's none of that digital garage came and immediately said how d
many folks went from the colleges to the hot economy at that time. of course, we had the bust will cycle that followed and we're seeing something that's exiting the diversity of the economies and the businesses are incredible. this is excited about this step we're seeing on international collaboration this notice not just in san francisco but in asia. i'm sure you're aware it's been the mayors responsibility to collaborate to share ideas together. that's how innovative business and products are...
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our economy is improving. we have doubled our production of clean energy. doubled our traditional energy sources. we are on the brink of being as close to energy independent as any country our size could be in a very long time. a we still have the best universities and companies on earth. we're the envy of the world. so i continue to have great confidence in our capacity to solve our problems. there is a specific challenge that we've got. that is a congress and this city, washington, that is gridlocked and spends too much time worrying about the next election and not the generation. the solution to that is ultimately what was envisioned by our founders. and what jack kennedy understood as well. and that's the american people. question go through these periods where aur politics gets all bollucks up. the truth is when you look at our history, there's been a lot of times where congress gets stuck. but the reason we get through it is the american people have good instincts. if over and over again they see we're not addressing the core problems we have, eventua
our economy is improving. we have doubled our production of clean energy. doubled our traditional energy sources. we are on the brink of being as close to energy independent as any country our size could be in a very long time. a we still have the best universities and companies on earth. we're the envy of the world. so i continue to have great confidence in our capacity to solve our problems. there is a specific challenge that we've got. that is a congress and this city, washington, that is...
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as you can see by the people woergz to put san franciscans to work re51st our economy and causing us to have a much letters impact on the assignment are this is 1345r9 environmently and a smart investment in san francisco and our ability to grow our workforce, grow a our skill set, and create a better former for all of us >> thanks scombren then awe. i want to bring up one of the homeownership's that's existed to start the program i want to velocity josephine >> good afternoon, everyone. thank you for being here i'm josephine i'm a member of the small property owns in san francisco and help with the tradition services to the growing chinese folks i'm a homeownership and have been there will 5 years. there or for any homeownership it's the costs that have to be weighed when you ugd. you want to make sure that your personal financial situation works and i don't have to carry a huge debt and burden. right now there are a lot of barriers that exist to make rerespectable energy up grads to our homes. there are up front costs that stop the upgrades and that's why when i and small property
as you can see by the people woergz to put san franciscans to work re51st our economy and causing us to have a much letters impact on the assignment are this is 1345r9 environmently and a smart investment in san francisco and our ability to grow our workforce, grow a our skill set, and create a better former for all of us >> thanks scombren then awe. i want to bring up one of the homeownership's that's existed to start the program i want to velocity josephine >> good afternoon,...
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the jobs and foreign currency which tourism generates will strongly influence our economy. the active and imaginative intervention of all stake stakeholders in this area of our national life must take advantage of the excellent atmosphere created by our peaceful transition to democracy to make tourism a major positive force in the future. we look forward to the private sector as a whole playing a central role in achieving the significantly high and sustainable rates of economic growth. we are convinced that the growth prospects of this sector will be enhanced by the measures of fiscal discipline contained in our approach to the reconstruction and development programme by the continued steady course of monetary policy. furthermore as growth proceeds, more domestic savings will progressively become available to finance increased investment at reasonable rates of interest. the government is also acutely conscious of the fact that we should work firstly to return the capital account of the balance of payments to equilibrium and, in due course, to ensure a net inflow of resource
the jobs and foreign currency which tourism generates will strongly influence our economy. the active and imaginative intervention of all stake stakeholders in this area of our national life must take advantage of the excellent atmosphere created by our peaceful transition to democracy to make tourism a major positive force in the future. we look forward to the private sector as a whole playing a central role in achieving the significantly high and sustainable rates of economic growth. we are...
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so he made it very clear that he wants to try to take the steps to try to get the economy going on in consistent basis and bring unemployment down. he is going to propose a number of tax cuts or tax preferences as well as spending increases to try to do that and that may exacerbate the short-term but then he pivoted which i think is important to talk about the structural deficit. and that is what threatens the state. it's not the ice that is above the water. it's the ice that is below the water. it's not the debt on the balance sheet, it is what is off the balance sheet that disrupts the future and he talked about three things, he talked about freezing a portion of discretionary spending, less than 20% of the federal budget for three years. three years is better than one book, and you know, frankly it is a modest first step especially since discretionary spending has increased 20% plus over the last two years in the second we talked about supporting the pedro rule the senate might be voting on right now. there's lots of holes big enough to drive a truck through and on the other hand i
so he made it very clear that he wants to try to take the steps to try to get the economy going on in consistent basis and bring unemployment down. he is going to propose a number of tax cuts or tax preferences as well as spending increases to try to do that and that may exacerbate the short-term but then he pivoted which i think is important to talk about the structural deficit. and that is what threatens the state. it's not the ice that is above the water. it's the ice that is below the...
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and i think it's a little bit part of the economy. the good news is that the layoffs are down from last year. and we will see that trend continues into the holiday season. >> your point about jobs is a good one. especially with gdp, a total output of the u.s. economy. and so here's the thing, we all have to look good for that. the number is going to be good. yes, the economy, like the jobs report, is like that as well. >> youention the spending numbers. we hear how people have been lowering retail sales so far, i don't know how it's going to end up. including whether the consumer is limping along and early making ends meet. what do you think? >> i think that the higher and is doing very well and w see a lot of those higher and companies do just fine. the midd and is doing a little less than the lower and is doing even less. and i think the best speaks to this,. >> is the consumer out of it are coming back? >> consumers are stable. again, i think there's a lot of moving parts here anwhat scott said is part of this. amazon, ebay, these
and i think it's a little bit part of the economy. the good news is that the layoffs are down from last year. and we will see that trend continues into the holiday season. >> your point about jobs is a good one. especially with gdp, a total output of the u.s. economy. and so here's the thing, we all have to look good for that. the number is going to be good. yes, the economy, like the jobs report, is like that as well. >> youention the spending numbers. we hear how people have been...
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e've seen the economy grow every quarter since 2009, the economy has grown. the private sector economy has grown. where did that wealth grow? where did it go? where did the wealth of this nation go? 95% of the wealth generated in his nation since 2009 has gone o the top 1% of americans. the remaining 95% have had to split what was left. during the clinton economy, it was reversed. top 1% took 45% and the bottom 95% -- excuse me, the bottom 99% took the remaining. 1% took 95%, 99% were left with 5%. income inequality. what do we do about it? how do we achieve the goals of president clinton when he talked about the american dream ? how do we achieve the goals of f.d.r. when he talked about our purpose, not to provide more for those who have great but to provide for those who have little? how can we do it? well, one way we can do it is along -- is a long american tradition dating back to george washington. in his first year in office, george washington called upon alexander hamilton, his treasury secretary, to figure out how to grow the american economy. they we
e've seen the economy grow every quarter since 2009, the economy has grown. the private sector economy has grown. where did that wealth grow? where did it go? where did the wealth of this nation go? 95% of the wealth generated in his nation since 2009 has gone o the top 1% of americans. the remaining 95% have had to split what was left. during the clinton economy, it was reversed. top 1% took 45% and the bottom 95% -- excuse me, the bottom 99% took the remaining. 1% took 95%, 99% were left with...
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it will actually harm our economy. unemployment insurance is one of the most effective ways there is to boost our economy. >> well, our business panelists here to debate what we lose and what we gain if those benefits end. make your way over here, biz whizzes. >>> time for a quick check of your headlines. watch out below. amazing video. sheets of ice raining down from the rooftops at an apartment complex in plano, texas. nobody was hurt. >>> new video of a mini van packed with kids, the new mexico state trooper canned for firing the shots appealing his dismissal. in a statement his attorney says every day police officers put themselves in danger to protect the public. the driver of the mini van had been stopped by another trooper for speeding. she fled twice after that officer tried to give her a ticket and arrest her. >>> in phoenix a gunman surrender after an hours long standoff with police at a hospital. the man was also armed with a knife. before police arrived he pulled the gun and barricaded himself in a bathroom
it will actually harm our economy. unemployment insurance is one of the most effective ways there is to boost our economy. >> well, our business panelists here to debate what we lose and what we gain if those benefits end. make your way over here, biz whizzes. >>> time for a quick check of your headlines. watch out below. amazing video. sheets of ice raining down from the rooftops at an apartment complex in plano, texas. nobody was hurt. >>> new video of a mini van...
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government and nonprofit and regulatory bodies to reinforce our collective plan to have a thriving economy. we share best practices and collaborate to educate the public. and we've realized on many of you who are in the audience. let's get back to where i started people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world do we have them here from leader nancy pelosi who has been protecting the environment to mayor ed lee who is building the extension programs who has helped to there our focuses and effectiveness and strengthen our role 90 in government and the architect is being trormd. we should all take heart from their transformational change. we've shown we can continue our focus to our values we'll indeed have an impact on the federal government in the lives of the american people and hopefully on the world stage where america continues to lead. now we have a woman who needs little introduction nancy pelosi is the representative for the one hundred and 31st congress reforming the political system to create clean campaigns and concocting reforms and slurring the neighborhoods and s
government and nonprofit and regulatory bodies to reinforce our collective plan to have a thriving economy. we share best practices and collaborate to educate the public. and we've realized on many of you who are in the audience. let's get back to where i started people who are crazy enough to think they can change the world do we have them here from leader nancy pelosi who has been protecting the environment to mayor ed lee who is building the extension programs who has helped to there our...